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April Fools' Day: The Neuroscience of Humor

What makes an April Fools' prank hilarious? A cognitive scientist's (actually funny) new book shows how the brain breaks down the elements of a joke and why we laugh. Sharon Begley reports.

Sharon Begley
Sharon Begley
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Sharon Begley

Sharon Begley

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